empirically

副詞

1. 1

   實證上、經由實驗地、根據觀察地

   The theory sounds convincing, but it has never been empirically tested.

   這個理論聽起來很有說服力，但從未經過實證檢驗。

2. 2

   憑經驗地、經驗上

   Early engineers determined the safe load empirically rather than by calculation.

   早期的工程師是憑經驗而非計算來判斷安全載重。